(Just when you thought the Kenapocomoco Newsnotes wouldn’t
be in-bed with… I mean embedded with… the military.)

Vol. XV Number 8

April 2003

The people in the Peace Studies Office bring
the Kenapocomoco Coalition Newsnotes to you monthly during the academic
year.. The purpose is to inform students, faculty, staff, and other
interested folks of scheduled events and activities within the department
and pass along other information that appears relevant. The things written
in the newsletter do not necessarily reflect the thoughts, opinions, and
beliefs of everyone in the Peace Studies office or Kenapocomoco Coalition.
If you have something you would like to add to the newsletter, please
contact Andrew Duffy, the Peace Studies intern and editor of the
Kenapocomoco Newsnotes. E-mail: anduffy@manchester.edu or call X5343.
Thanks.

"If we make war--
however much we blather on about our care for civilians
--we are going to kill and maim the innocent."

5:00 p.m. Pro-Peace Planning
Session: Interested community and university members will be meeting to
discuss different forms of witnessing now that the war has become a
reality, organize better communication flow, and plan future anti-war
activities. The session will start at 5 PM at Ingrid and Kendall Rogers
home. (211 Grandview Court.)

9:00 p.m.
Kenapoc: (Oakwood Hall Great Room)
Joseph Farah (U.S. Army 1960-63), president of the Indiana Chapter of
Veterans for Peace, will be discussing Operation Dire Distress, a recent
Veterans anti-war march on Washington. (Story:
http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/03/03/27_vets.html) He will also
be sharing about the Veterans for Peace group.

9:30 p.m. United Sexualities Drag Show - Wampler Auditorium.
Featuring the Chicago Kings, several university student acts, and one of
North Manchester's own Drag Queens. Come be entertained and educated.

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10 a.m., Convocation: "Art and Society: The Mexican Muralists," MU
Professor and 2002 U.S. Professor of the Year James Adams will show
examples of artwork to demonstrate artwork has a social component beyond
entertainment, Cordier Auditorium

6:30 p.m. Evening Convocation: "The Holocaust: We Must Remember,"
Local Holocaust survivors, in person and on film, will visit Manchester
University on this evening before Yom Hashoah, a day for remembering the six
million Jews who perished during World War II.

9:00 p.m. Kenapoc: TBA

Note: This Calendar will be updated throughout the month
as new events and activities are announced.

This charismatic performer has appeared at colleges, youth centers and high
schools across the country. Most recently he made a memorable appearance on
HBO’s Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry.

In his latest collection of poetry, Flesh, the Only Lucid Language, published
by Fiftyoarsman, Jason embraces his role as poet laureate for the trailer park,
and finds treasure where once was only trash. He pays homage to the richness of
his southern heritage without turning his head from its darker inheritance, and
in so doing manages to transcend stereotypes.

Carney has emerged as one of the brightest most insightful performance poets
in the nation. Drawing on his life experiences, he is able to mold truth from a
collage of images, which he weaves in front of the listener with tactical
precision, and the conviction of a fire and brimstone revivalist preacher.
Through workshops and poetry, Jason teaches a lesson of tolerance and respect
for fellow man, regardless of race, gender and sexual orientation.

Carney will be featured during an Open Mic Night. He will perform three 20
minute sets with students performing between each set.

Open Mic Night featuring Jason Carney

April 24: 8:00 – 10:30 PM – Student Union

Carney will also participate in an open forum to share about his former
experience as a punk skinhead and the circumstances that led him towards a life
of peace and racial tolerance. He will also speak to why he has chosen the art
of spoken word as a mechanism to bring about social consciousness.

Angie Yoder '94 left on March 30 for Sierra Leone to work with the
International Rescue Committee (IRC). She will be coordinating a program
that provides support services to women survivors of kidnappings and sexual
assault as a result of the war and its aftermath.

WASHINGTON, DC—Frustrated with the United Nations' "consistent, blatant
regard for the will of its 188 member nations," the U.S. announced Monday the
formation of its own international governing body, the U.S.U.N. (Click
here for the complete story)

** EDITOR'S NOTE: This article from The Onion is presented for a bit
of comic relief. Please do not take it seriously. **